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1. lure
verb. ['ˈlʊr'] provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion.
Antonyms
Etymology
- lure (Anglo-Norman)
- loirre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Lure
- entrepreneur
- pimplapure
- observateur
- premature
- reinsure
- procure
- obscure
- immature
- beladur
- amanpour
- stamour
- secure
- rednour
- reassure
- mature
- lumpur
- lancour
- impure
- gochnour
- gilmour
- demure
- brochure
- bonjour
- baldur
- unsure
- segur
- mosur
- manure
- lesure
- latour
How do you pronounce lure?
Pronounce lure as lʊr.
US - How to pronounce lure in American English
UK - How to pronounce lure in British English
Sentences with lure
1. Verb, base form
Close the treat in your fist and lure your pet companion away from the door.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Begin training your dog to enter the crate on command without needing the lure of a treat.
3. Adjective
also lure beneficial insects, including ladybugs.
Quotes about lure
1. The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor WitShall lure it back to cancel half a Line,Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
- Omar Khayyám
2. We all suffer under a curse, the curse that we know more than we can endure, and there is nothing, absolutely nothing we can do about the force and the lure of this knowledge.
- Anne Rice, Vittorio, The Vampire
3. My fingers positively itched to drift at length along their spines, to arrive at one whose lure I could not pass, to pluck it down, to inch it open, then to close my eyes and inhale the soul-sparking scent of old and literate dust.
- Kate Morton, The Distant Hours
2. lure
noun. ['ˈlʊr'] qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- lure (Anglo-Norman)
- loirre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))